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Awesome! 😀
Yep pretty good. Was up there last Friday and was zzzzzzzzzzzz until the last two sections.
I love the second section, but just cant seem to feel the love on the first bit. I feel like i'd only enjoy it if i was on carbon demo 8!
They are brilliant, yes. I would recommend anyone who's doing the DH course to spend a couple of runs turning left at the road drop to sample it. Great fun, but don't mis-time the fades, you'll end up in the car park a lot sooner than you'd hoped 🙂
rode it on saturday... mucho fun:
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Dave
Rode it for the first time in a couple of years yesterday. Then made the mistake of looking at the Strava times for the final descents when I got home...
I thought I rode the final section pretty quickly (1:09), but then you look at the fastest ladies time (1:05) and have a bit of a reality check. Then you look at the times the Mojo boys manage, and think about giving up! 😕
Still great fun mind...
i strava'd it, but wrecked all my times by stopping for a chinwag in the middle of all of the downhill segments - didn't realise the last segment would expect you to go from the start of the road - I stopped at the drop in (where I took that photo above), but that is mid-segment.
gonna have to go back and do a clean run... what a shame 😉
Dave
Are these new sections then, I was there late last year. Have they changed ?
I have not yet taken Strava to Cwmcarn. I'm a bit scared to actually, it may well put me in A&E!
Yeah it's a brilliant fun section, and the rougher section above too. Cutting the crested-corners is great for a bit of cheeky air and the racing line too 😀
If I could add one thing it would be some sweet little kickers...
Trimix - Member
Are these new sections then, I was there late last year. Have they changed ?
Don't think anything has changed no, they are just fun...I'd forgotten how much and how fast you can go.
i strava'd it, but wrecked all my times by stopping for a chinwag in the middle of all of the downhill segments - didn't realise the last segment would expect you to go from the start of the road - I stopped at the drop in (where I took that photo above), but that is mid-segment.
Oh yeah, I stopped there too to wait for my GF. The section I'm on about is called "From the Bridge".
I love the second section, but just cant seem to feel the love on the first bit. I feel like i'd only enjoy it if i was on carbon demo 8!
You see I don't get that at all, I can enjoy that bit on a hardtail easily as much as on a full sus. It's rocky yeah, but you just float the bike over it to some extent, or pick your lines wisely.
Oh yeah, I stopped there too to wait for my GF. The section I'm on about is called "From the Bridge".
oh right.. I see it - that was a 'hidden segment' for some reason.
I got 0:57 on it, which puts me 56th/1188 - not too shabby 😀
Dave
Yeah, it's depressing! I've got 9 seconds to find to match Tim from Mojo, I have no idea where to find those! I'm 44th at the moment.
Gotta love Stava + Trail Centre Red grade willy waving. If I was only 4 seconds behind the top female times (or even Ms AD's times on most trails) then I'd be pretty happy.
It's a good trail, both those descent sections feel quite different. The DH run is OK too, not too jumpy, some nice corners and avoidable features. Looking forwards to the new stuff being built soon.
Yeah, it's depressing! I've got 9 seconds to find to match Tim from Mojo, I have no idea where to find those! I'm 44th at the moment.
#Attaches massive target to his back 😉
I can confirm falling off in the rocky top section hurts...
Do we have a strava time for the whole course ?
I'm going to have to get into this whole Stava thing.....!
I love Cwmcarn, it's probably one of my favourite 'quick' trail centres. I even really enjoy the climb 😳
Huw ought to do another lap that's an old time. 😉
@Loco, I'll give you a bell next time I'm coming over, you never know, the planets might align and all that 😉
Give I've got little chance of making any actual races this year, I might target the Strava leaderboard instead. 56 mins is my best time, set in 2009, haven't really done a proper run since. I think I could beat that now, that was done on the Patriot. Low 50s is reasonable I think.
EDIT just looked at the page - the women's top spot is there for the taking! And I've just noticed my mate has posted a 56. It's game on folks.
@garylake Cool, that sounds like a plan sure I can arrange a 'testing session' 😉
Dont think I will bother with Strava then - it will be far too depressing.
Id be happy to just do the bloody climb in 42 mins, never mind the whole thing.
EDIT just looked at the page - the women's top spot is there for the taking!
Hmmmmm. I am in fact going to Cwmcarn with friends this Sunday too....!
(Not that I will probably get close to the top time, but the competitive side of me will give it a bloody good go 😆 )
Give I've got little chance of making any actual races this year, I might target the Strava leaderboard instead. 56 mins is my best time, set in 2009, haven't really done a proper run since. I think I could beat that now, that was done on the Patriot. Low 50s is reasonable I think.
I've only set one time, 1:04 but on 32lb FS 29er and it was a second lap. Not sure how much difference taking the 28lb bike, doing a lap while fresh, and generally being a smidge fitter would make though. High 50s would be good though…
sure I can arrange a 'testing session'
Would still love to do the feature on you, and to sort my CTDs out… I'm sure we can pass this off as 'work' somehow 😀
media and testing 😉 (fame at last! , best dig out my gold spangly bib shorts 😯 )
Whilst I have no problem with Strava etc I do hope it doesnt turn in trail centres in to race tracks with riders barging past slower riders trying to find a couple of seconds.
Whilst I have no problem with Strava etc I do hope it doesnt turn in trail centres in to race tracks with riders barging past slower riders trying to find a couple of seconds.
Tbh, the kind of people that would do that were doing it anyway. I love to Strava bomb as much as the next guy but I won't cut trails and if I get traffic, I'll abort the run before I dare to ruin anyone else's day. Dickheads on Strava were dickheads before Strava…
Dickheads on Strava were dickheads before Strava…
amen
I think I've managed 1hr15min or 1hr30min before. I was strarving after, nice cafe.
Not that I will probably get close to the top time, but the competitive side of me will give it a bloody good go
My name is molgrips and I approve this post.
I did it in 40:34 once but forget to press start on Strava... 🙄
God I regret even having mentioned Strava now! 😕
I only use it mainly to keep track of where I've been riding, and as a reference to see if I'm getting any quicker myself or not. Occasionally it's interesting to see how you compare on a descent to others, but some people take it way too seriously!
Anyway... Alfabus, that's quick mate. I can see where I could have gone maybe 5 or 6 seconds quicker (I unclipped twice accidentally, took the first corner a bit tentatively too), but that was quick!
I'm so adicted to STRAVA I'm considdering buying a proper XC bike 🙁
I have just downloaded (uploaded?) Strava and I hold you all entirely responsible for the fact that I shall now need resussitating on Sunday 😆
I don't have/use Strava but a mate I was riding with does.
We did it in 1:12, though I think that was moving time, not overall..
Apparently our top speed was just over 30mph... Sweet. 🙂
It felt quick too.
But, most importantly kids, we had fun...and that's what it's all about.. 8)
I've only been to Cwmcarn once - it was my first ever trail centre visit, back in November 2010. I remember that final descent being great fun, though I also remember being a bit rubbish at my first experience of bermed corners. I wasn't using Strava back then but I did have a GPS tracking my rides, so they've been Strava'd retrospectively. 1:10s on that particular descent segment.
Have a roadtrip planned to FOD and the S Wales trails centes in July so will see if I'm 10 seconds quicker after almost three years' progress riding a better bike!
The new trails due to go in soon are going to be amazing, from what I've heard too 😀
Coming from someone that it takes 60 mins just to get up there, I'm not too much quicker coming down either) I would love to see some of you guys go round it in that time. Hat off to you all.
I am very new to mountain biking generally and not been to many trail centres but I find CwmCarn one of the toughest demorolising climbs I have done**. (not saying I dont enjoy it mind)
last time I went to cwmcarn I rode it clipped in for the first time, Fell off about 10 times on the climb :-(.
**I live in Norfolk so have a little excuse surely....
That top time being 2 mins faster than Nick Craig?! mental
The new trails due to go in soon are going to be amazing, from what I've heard too
This sounds interesting! Any info anywhere? The spirally ride over and through the pipe was still there when I went (which was great) but sadly I wasn't competent enough to get air over the tabletops. I was planning to have a go at the DH track when we went but once I saw it I realised it was way beyond my paygrade at the time - a rematch is now due! 😉
That top time being 2 mins faster than Nick Craig?! mental
Mr Craig isn't that quick it took him almost a whole lap to overtake me at the STW Weekender this year 😆
New trails being planned on the LH side of the valley, not sure when due as tons of stuff being built in the loacl area atm, with Bikeparkwales etc. 😀